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09/05/2014
'Skull Cracker' Charged Over Armed Robbery
Michael Wheatley, also known as the 'Skull Craker', has appeared at East Surrey Magistrates Court today accused of armed robbery,
The 55-year-old, who was on the run from an open prison in Kent, was arrested in London following an armed raid on the Chelsea Building Society in Sunbury, Surrey, on Wednesday.
He was also charged with the possession of a firearm or imitation gun and being unlawfully at large.
Wheatley has been remanded in custody and is to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 29th May.
(CVS/CD)
The 55-year-old, who was on the run from an open prison in Kent, was arrested in London following an armed raid on the Chelsea Building Society in Sunbury, Surrey, on Wednesday.
He was also charged with the possession of a firearm or imitation gun and being unlawfully at large.
Wheatley has been remanded in custody and is to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 29th May.
(CVS/CD)
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